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Cameroon
Adélaïde Ngalle-Miano, the shadow queen of Douala port

Cameroonian businesswoman Adélaïde Ngalle-Miano. © Adélaïde Ngalle-Miano/Facebook

A behind-the-scenes adviser to the director of Douala port, the Cameroonian businesswoman is the driving force behind the independent authority set up to take over from Bolloré. [...]

Published on 25.01.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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